apple laptopsApple, the world brand of computing and entertainment devices, has launched their latest laptop named ‘MacBook Air‘, which the company claims the thinnest laptop ever built in the world. The laptop by look or performance is sleek, sexy and efficient. The launch was an answer to the speculation and prediction about the subnotebook from Apple.inc. To affirm that MacBook Air is the thinnest laptop; Apple Boss, Steve Jobs, pulled out the laptop from an envelope.

It’s powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo processor rated at 1.6 GHz or 1.8 GHz, 2 GB of RAM and 80 GB Hard drive or a 64 GB Solid State Disk (SSD). Wi-Fi 802.11n as well as Bluetooth 2.1 is supported. Graphics are handled by the integrated Intel X3100 GPU. Peripheral connections include a USB 2.0 port, micro-DVI port and one Audio out/Headphone port.

Apple’s full Keyboard and LCD Screen give the Air a footprint larger than that of the competition. Counterintuitive, but it works. That nagging feeling you get when you have to tuck into a few hours of work into a subnote’s tiny interfaces are gone, so I’d have no hesitation using the Air for 8 hours a day. The keyboard is backlit, and black, perhaps as a homage to the titanium notebooks from Apple a few generations back. (And will be useful in keeping the keys from looking disgusting after a few months.)

The spacing is the same as that on the standard MacBook, which I like, it has arrows and the updated dashboard, expose, and spaces buttons on top. The keyboard is also backlit, and uses the ambient light sensor to change its brightness.                                apple laptops12

Although thin, this laptop appears not in mini size. MacBook Air has laptop full size with a weight of 32.5 cm and 22.7 cms of height. So does it keyboard types, has normal size and complete feature. Its back-lit LED screen, having diagonal 13,3 inches, has the same display area with MacBook screen. With its 1.280 x 800 resolution giving sharp picture and rich colour. Other addition for its keyboard types is back-lit locks, so facilitates you to work in low light area, like airplane cabin and conference room. There is also the ambient built-in light sensor, which will accommodate automatically the keyboard and screen light level for optimal eyesight.

It’s hard to take lightly (har) the purposeful design that went into the Air, it’s simply and without a doubt the most beautiful laptop we’ve seen in a while. Sure, there have been thinner, lighter laptops that take up fewer cubic centimeters — but that’s not really on trial. The goal of the Air was clear: create a Mac that frequent fliers wouldn’t be ashamed of, or in physical pain to lug around. But therein lies the rub. The Air simply doesn’t have the power to be many users’ primary machine, while also lacking many of the features considered necessity by business travelers. More on that in a minute, though.

Configuration:-                                                                apple laptops1

* 13.3″ glossy widescreen TFT LED backlit display (1280 x 800)
* Intel Core 2 Duo P7500 1.6GHz (4MB L2 cache, 800MHz frontside bus)
* 2GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
* Intel GMA X3100 graphics (144MB of shared memory)
* 80GB 4200rpm parallel ATA hard disk drive
* iSight webcam
* Mac OS X v10.5.1 Leopard and Windows Vista Ultimate
* AirPort Extreme WiFi (IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n)
* 45W MagSafe power adapter with cable management system (6.5oz)
* Weight: 3.0 pounds (3lbs 0.6oz actual)
* Micro DVI, USB 2.0 port (480Mbps), Audio out
* Integrated 37-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery
* Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
* Dimensions : 0.16-0.76″, 12.8″, 8.94″ (H, W, D)

MacBook Air Reviews:-                                       

# notebookreview Review:-Build quality is nothing short of amazing, and hands down one of the strongest notebooks I have ever felt. When closed the display cover does have some mild flex (give it a break, it’s thin), but the real strength is the palmrest and keyboard structure. Formed from a block of aluminum with the internal cavity CNC machined, it is super strong. No flex is present when mashing down on the palmrest, and picking it up with both hands to try to flex the body is futile. Comparing it to a known item like a Thinkpad, it would beat it hands down, with no plastic creaking to boot! You would need to move into the realm of Panasonic Toughbooks to find something that would be an equal competitor.

# gizmodo Review:- It’s the slowest Mac you can buy right now. But our benchmarks show it to be sufficiently fast, and between the performance of a last generation MacBook and MacBook Pro (machines people likely have.) We tested the 1.6GHz 80GB MacBook Air and several things were clear: The CPU was adequate, the 2GB of standard config RAM helped with multitasking and big file handling, and the 4200 RPM drive was a bit of a bottleneck, especially compared to the aftermarket drives in the older machines. We look forward to testing the SSD version of the laptop.

# engadget Review:- This all might look a bit different if the Air was a little closer to MacBook price range, though. We’re thinking $1500 could be a sweet spot, especially if bundled with the wired Ethernet dongle and SuperDrive. But we’re not going to kid ourselves, either; the Air isn’t supposed to be everything for everyone. For those in need of a machine that masters basics in a super thin, light form-factor, and who have the coin to pay for that ultraportability, the Air absolutely nails it like few others.

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